Principles and Practices of Risk Assessment in Mental Health Jail Diversion Programs

Chapter 12 - Principles and Practices of Risk Assessment in Mental Health Jail Diversion Programs

from Part II - Solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2021

Sarah L. Desmarais and

Evan M. Lowder

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Katherine Warburton and

Stephen M. Stahl

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Katherine Warburton: Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Stephen M. Stahl: Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego

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Efforts are underway across the United States to reduce the population of individuals in our jails and prisons, such as through mental health diversion programs. Mental health diversion programs are now among the most common interventions for individuals with mental health problems who come into contact with the criminal justice system. Briefly, these programs divert individuals with mental health problems from traditional case processing into community-based behavioral health treatment and alternative case processing.

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Information: Decriminalizing Mental Illness , pp. 115 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108920698 [Opens in a new window]

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